CVE-2022-41881
In versions prior to 4.1.86.Final, a StackOverflowError can be raised when parsing a malformed crafted message due to an infinite recursion.
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (1.48%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
Netty project is an event-driven asynchronous network application framework. In versions prior to 4.1.86.Final, a StackOverflowError can be raised when parsing a malformed crafted message due to an infinite recursion. This issue is patched in version 4.1.86.Final. There is no workaround, except using a custom HaProxyMessageDecoder.
- CVSS 3.1
- 7.5 HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
- EPSS
- 1.48% probability · 72th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-674
- Affected
- netty/netty · debian/debian linux
- Source
- security-advisories@github.com
References
- https://github.com/netty/netty/security/advisories/GHSA-fx2c-96vj-985vExploit, Third Party Advisory
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2023/01/msg00008.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
- https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20230113-0004/Third Party Advisory
- https://www.debian.org/security/2023/dsa-5316Third Party Advisory
- https://github.com/netty/netty/security/advisories/GHSA-fx2c-96vj-985vExploit, Third Party Advisory
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2023/01/msg00008.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
- https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20230113-0004/Third Party Advisory
- https://www.debian.org/security/2023/dsa-5316Third Party Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.